Month: July 2015

Fellowship and Evangelism in the Chartreuse massif

On Sunday, after the morning service, a good number of the church folks met in the house of some of our members who live in the Chartreuse, a mountain range above Chambéry. We had a picnic and fellowship before walking down to the cirque de St Même, a mountain amphitheater next to where they live. It is a well known touristic spot for those who are not keen on hiking. Hundreds of people meet on the riverside.

The idea was to walk around the amphitheater before having a singing session and tract distribution in this touristic spot.

It was hot and sunny. We stayed by the river while the others walked around the waterfalls. Then we met and set up in a corner for our singing session. It was good. People kept their distance but they heard us. Some went to distribute tracts and had a couple of good conversations. One of our members is Syrian, of Armenian descent. She found out that the families who were sitting closest to us were Muslim Syrians and she was obviously thrilled to meet some fellow countrymen.

Boy it’s hot here.

It is unbearably hot down here, and it seems that the temperature is going up every day. two days ago, it was 32°C in the flat, windows and shutters closed. It is much hotter outside. We open every window at night, but the temperature stays well above 20°c and there is no wind to chill us. It has been difficult for  the children. Clémence had some temperature last night, but a cold shower, paracetamol and rest brought it back to normal. On Thursday, Benjamin had had the same.

Going up in the mountains won’t make a difference. We did it yesterday and in spite fo the altitude, it was almost as hot as in the plain: 30°c at 1700 m. At least there was a little wind that cooled us down a bit. We’re not sure where we’ll be going today. Probably up to my mum’s.

We should have a respite tomorrow but the temperatures will go up again until the weekend.